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Fraud email example:
From: Mrs.Rose Van Dijk <promotiongames@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:47:16 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY!!!!
GINGS LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAMS
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122 EGGAR-STRAAT 1077-YT
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
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PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR SECOND CATEGORY DRAWS.
After a successful completion of the second category
draws of GINGS-LOTTERY GAMES INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS.
You have emerged as one of the winners of the
GINGS-LOTTERY GAME INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, which is part of our
promotional draws. Participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 email
addresses of individuals and companies from America,
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,
and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.
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You/Your Company, attached to:
TICKET NUMBER:HGL-5-9827-NL,
SERIAL NUMBER:KLH-OPI-DNL
LUCKY NUMBER:MYT,YTR, 29,RGN 36, IU, 42
REFERENCE NUMBER: SFH-WF74-5G2
BATCH NUMBER:OX2T-3T2T-D2N
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As a category B winner, you have been selected by
computer balloting system where only email addresses
are soughted,from a total numbers of 30,000 email addresses
drawn from all over the globe. After an automated computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program
consequently won in the second Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
2,000,000.00EUROS. Which is the winning payout
for second categories winners. This is from the total
prize money of 16,000,000.00Euros shared among the
eight international winners in the SECOND categories.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You have to contact the (GSI GATEWAY SECURITY INC)
for immediate remittance your E-mail address won the lucky number.
To avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we
request that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until the entire process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program required by the
(GSI GATEWAY SECURITY INC).
We also wish to bring to your notice our End of Year
(2006) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning
up to 13 million Euros; We hope that with a part of
your prize you will participate.
To begin your claims process of your winning prize,
please contact your claims agent through e-mail or telephone,fax
immedaitely you received this notification
for due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
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File/Claim Officer
MR.PAUL CUCU.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
(GSI)GATEWAY SECURITY INC
45 FREINSTEIN STRAATWEG
1670 NT OOSTERWEG
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel: + 31-626-258-181
Fax: + 31-847-477-829
EMAIL: infogsi@tangana.com
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Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30th october 2005 after this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed
NOTE: To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please remember to quote your reference and batch
numbers provided below in every one of your correspondence
with your claims agent.
You are to provide the below details,to enable the speedy evaluation and
processing of your winnings.
we advice that you adhere strictly to their procedures to avoid any
disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.
1.Your full names:
2. your full home / office address:
3. direct telephone/fax numbers:
the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to file
in your claims.
Congratulations once again from all staffs of
(GINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS)
thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
GINGS-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Sincerely Your's,
Rose Van Dijk.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail.
Contact your claims agent.
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